Shi Jia couldn't deny it any longer, no matter how much she may have wanted to. If only she could have muddled through, but unfortunately, that wasn't an option. He told her to lift her head, so she decided it was inevitable and lifted her head to face the reality—only to discover a very unfamiliar face.
After turning her gaze, she realized it was the same person who had taken Lin Kai away that day. This man seemed cunning and acted with a swift decisiveness. It was probably him who had arranged for her to be brought back today.
But for the life of her, she couldn't figure out how they had found out that she sold the project proposal to someone else. However, now wasn't the time for a confrontation, so she decided to start with a softer approach.
"Mr. Zhang... I didn't mean for things to happen this way," Shi Jia said, her eyes brimming with wretchedness as if to stress that she had never intended for this to happen.